pharmacotherapy
Pronunciation: far'ma-ko-thar'a-pe
Definition: Treatment of disease by means of drugs.
[pharmaco- + G. therapeia, therapy]
See Also: chemotherapy
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
